When we lived in Seattle many years ago, I had friends from Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya and numerous other countries. I ate at their homes for dinner parties and breaking fast in Ramadan. I observed the traditions and tried to be a gracious guest, eating what they served and taking in the amazing flavors. Many times I asked for a recipe and a cooking lesson would follow! Soup is something that most people make for breaking fast. This soup was served at several Iftar (Ramadan dinners). I don’t know it’s name except shorba which means “soup”. This is the recipe, I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients
1/2 pound stew beef cut into little pieces
1 small can tomato paste
1 can garbanzo beans-chick peas
1/2 cup orzo noodles
1 tsp. dry mint
1 tsp. dry parsley
1 tsp. cumin, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
salt to taste
pepper- amount desired, I put just a dash
1 onion chopped small
3 garlic cloves sliced
15 cups water
Directions
Put a few spoons of olive oil in a large pan and add onion and garlic, saute.
Add beef and water, bring to a boil.
Lower heat and cover, let soup continue to low boil until meat is done.
Add tomato paste and mix in well. Add salt, cumin, cinnamon and pepper.
Continue simmering, add garbanzo beans to soup.
Let this simmer to get the flavors mixed.
Add the orzo and let this cook until done, add parsley and mix in.
When soup is done, turn heat off and sprinkle mint on top.
Let set a few minutes to get this beautiful mint flavor infused into the soup.
Soup is usually eaten with bread, and sprinkled with a little
fresh lemon juice.
Looks delicious. 🙂
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Thanks Richard!
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Welcome 🙂
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🙂
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This sounds interesting and delicious with lemon juice and bread. Perfect for this season. Mm…
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thanks so much! I have to admit it is a total favorite of mine
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My pleasure, Lynz. I can’t blame you. It sound delicious!
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🙂
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I can certainly see how this a fav of your Lynz!!!
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I love spices yumm
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I bet it smells luscious while cooking!
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It does!
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What an interesting recipe. I can’t wait for cooler weather to try it.
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We dipped down for a day or two to 60!
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This looks delicious! 🙂
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Hi Kat, thanks!
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Oh wow! Those beautiful herbs and spices …. 🙂
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I did not grow up using spices so it was all a new world for me lol
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And must have been a world of the most intoxicating discovery 🙂
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It was! Ok on your blog, where do I find the latest post? Sorry to be so technology not great ha ha!
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Ummm …. I think you either go to the first one on the slide bar OR you go to the date column or their U.S. A thing on the right that says latest posts and that would be it. Erratic so nothing since the weekend 😉
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oh ok side column! don’t want to miss anything! ok thanks!!!
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Soup and bread…my all time favorite, both to cook and eat ! ☺ Looks great, thanks, Lynn ❤️
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Hi van, yes bread yumm and soup so good!
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This soup looks delicious Lynz 😀
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Hi Irene, thanks!
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Mmmm! Love the addition of mint!!
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yes I love these spices, something I did not grow up with at all!
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Thanks for a new soup to try this Fall 🙂
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Hi, I am hope you will try it, let me know if you like it please!
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On a cold day that would hit the spot…
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Hi Juan! yes it does hit the spot!
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Looks yummy Lynn! Today’s must be a good day for soup! (I posted a Butternut Squash Bisque and just finished cooking a Sopa de Carne!) Love it 🙂 🙂
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Yes I saw so yummy!
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You look like quite the cook! Can I ask for some lovely vegetarian dishes that you might know? I’m not that inventive in the kitchen…
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https://lynzrealcooking.com/reflections/main-dish/green-beans/
https://lynzrealcooking.com/reflections/main-dish/algerian-green-beans/
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https://lynzrealcooking.com/reflections/appetizers/my-easy-mutabal/
https://lynzrealcooking.com/recipes-2/main-dish/eggplant-parmesan/
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I wish recipes came with cooking lessons around me!
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ha ha I know! at first it seemed weird to me, just give me the recipe, but then I saw wow really helpful!
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Looks so flavorful and delicious !
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thanks it is full of flavor!
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What a yummy and comforting looking soup! I love orzo in any soup, and the pairing with garbanzo beans is so neat 🙂
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Thanks Antonia
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Love this soup Lynz!
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Thanks Julie
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I think I could eat (or drink) a bowl of that gorgeous-looking soup right now – and I’m just off to bed. Just looking at that picture is making me feel hungry. Lovely recipe. 🙂
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Thanks millie! Love your village
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I need some soup right now. I’ll try to make a gluten free version of that later. You make everything look so doable, Lynn. x
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Thanks so much!
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Prefect for the weather
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Thanks Ritu!
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Love the beautiful color Lynn 🙂 I have only had Tomato Shorba so far 🙂
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Thanks dear! glad you like it!
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Middle eastern food is versatile and delicious =)
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Yes it is
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Sitting around a table, sharing food, stories, and friendship is one of the best (and most delicious!) ways to begin to understand another culture. We all have to eat!
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ha ha so true!
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These flavors sound like they will be wonderful together. This one will be going into my recipe files!
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Thanks I really love this soup and it’s spices
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Yummy soup !
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yum yum! I love shorba!
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me too!
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MMMM! I am really very hungry right now. Maybe it’s not a good time to go through your recipes lol They are all so mouth-watering. Chickpeas…yum!
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Haha thanks!
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Great fall recipe! This one’s going on my list.
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Thanks so much
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